1
as in mourning
to feel or express sorrow for
she lamented the loss of her beloved pet to a degree that went way beyond words
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2
as in regretting
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
the youth lamented not having spent more time with his late grandfather
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Recent Examples of lamenting
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Canada’s first-ever World Cup win was overshadowed yesterday when midfielder Ismaël Koné suffered a broken leg after a tackle that left teammates shaken and coach Jesse Marsch lamenting an injury that turned a night of celebration into one of anguish.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
Some Baptists disagree on women’s roles The organization Baptist Women in Ministry, which works with female ministers in various Baptist denominations, issued a statement lamenting the vote.
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Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
The organization Baptist Women in Ministry, which works with female ministers in a variety of Baptist denominations, issued a statement lamenting the vote.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
Nobody was lamenting his lack of audacity on the base paths.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
On Reddit and LinkedIn, workers are lamenting managers who have cute names for their bots and who mandate that every marketing summary be run through Microsoft Copilot.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
One of those scholars was Bell, the professor whose departure the students were lamenting.
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Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
For those lamenting the slow pace of the TV development process, how about one that spans 11 years?
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
Verb
Always going on and lamenting about her family.
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Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Canada’s first-ever World Cup win was overshadowed yesterday when midfielder Ismaël Koné suffered a broken leg after a tackle that left teammates shaken and coach Jesse Marsch lamenting an injury that turned a night of celebration into one of anguish.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
Some Baptists disagree on women’s roles The organization Baptist Women in Ministry, which works with female ministers in various Baptist denominations, issued a statement lamenting the vote.
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Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
The organization Baptist Women in Ministry, which works with female ministers in a variety of Baptist denominations, issued a statement lamenting the vote.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
Nobody was lamenting his lack of audacity on the base paths.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
On Reddit and LinkedIn, workers are lamenting managers who have cute names for their bots and who mandate that every marketing summary be run through Microsoft Copilot.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
One of those scholars was Bell, the professor whose departure the students were lamenting.
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Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
For those lamenting the slow pace of the TV development process, how about one that spans 11 years?
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamenting
Adjective
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But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.
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Fitzsimmons said Swift's fans have spent years following the singer's love life, celebrating its highs and mourning its lows.
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Venezuelan football and the entire nation are in mourning.
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Believe it or not, some people have made the mistake of throwing away old family photos for the sake of organizing only to wind up regretting it!
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Jamie Dimon chooses his words carefully on AI; Bill Winters may be regretting his.
Adjective
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Sitting opposite an old people’s home in a residential corner of Paris’ 14th arrondissement, La Santé’s unassuming presence is only given away by the occasional wailing siren as prisoners are transported to and from the site.
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
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Day broke, bathing everything in light, and so great was the vitality of the early-morning sun that even the unhappy city seemed to smile a wan, sad smile.
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But SpringHill really took off in 2020, two seasons into James’ Lakers term, when The SpringHill Company went public (and the Lakers won the sad COVID-bubble NBA Championship).
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Play was held up after some upset fans threw things onto the field after the controversial offside call.
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Usually, when the USMNT enters the knockout stage in the World Cup, they’re considered the underdogs, hoping to be scrappy to force an upset.
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“Lamenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamenting. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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